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ArticleMaritime profits up 16% in 2019 as turnover soars
Maritime Transport saw increases in its turnover and profits last year as it continued on its decade-long growth.The Suffolk logistics giant added another £24m to its revenues in the year ending 27 December 2019, bringing full-year turnover to £329m.Pre-tax profit increased by 16% to £9.4m.In its strategic report the company, ...
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ArticleHaulage sector more resilient than most during pandemic, new data reveals
The haulage industry fared better than most UK sectors during the second quarter of the year, with a slowdown much less pronounced than elsewhere, according to official figures.ONS data shows total business investment in the UK transportation and storage sector fell to £2.6bn in April, May and June 2020 – ...
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ArticleM6 toll operator reports £10.4m loss as traffic volume continues to fall
Losses at the company which operates the M6 toll road continued to mount last year as the volume of traffic using the route fell.For the year ending 31 December 2019, Midland Expressway (MEL) reported a £10.4m pre-tax loss, compared with an £8.2m loss in the previous year.Revenue also reduced by ...
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ArticleDrivers offered advice on cargo crime amid "very real concerns"
A guide for drivers to raise awareness of cargo crime and offer advice on protection has been produced by CV security specialist Maple.The free Drivers’ Cargo and Road Transport security guide covers terrorism, the importance of secure parking, deception and theft from moving vehicles.Maple said the timing of its release ...
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ArticlePlatooning trials will be completed, project chiefs insist
The lead organisation overseeing the UK platooning trials has told motortransport.co.uk that the project is “very much still alive”, despite progress stalling due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) said the government remained committed to the trials and that desk-based research has continued during the pandemic.We reported last ...
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ArticleDVSA warns of major Driver CPC clampdown to tackle rule breaking
The DVSA and JAUPT will take action against any driver or training provider that is found to repeat the same periodic training subjects as part of the Driver CPC.The enforcement agency and the accreditation service said they had started monitoring training provider uploads and driver records and could revoke a ...
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ArticleNatural gas - the future of long distance haulage?
In my archive, I have a Commercial Motor road test cutting, unusually with an accompanying video, dated 15 December 1996. It is of a back-to-back road test of two identically laden ERF EC12s belonging to BOC Distribution, carried out by Toby Clark, then vehicles editor and me, then engineering editor.One ...
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ArticleRyder supplies 100 new DAF Euro-6 tractor units to Marshalls
Ryder has delivered 100 new DAF XF480 Euro-6 tractor units with Space cabs to stone and concrete manufacturer Marshalls.The new vehicles will be used within Marshalls’ nationwide distribution operation to deliver its products to builders' merchants and other customers, including landscaping businesses and construction companies.The order takes Ryder’s share of ...
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ArticleHaulier has licence revoked over "appalling" test record
A Leicestershire haulier has had its licence revoked after failing to demonstrate financial standing and racking up an “appalling” test history.Welldone Logistics ran nine HGVs and four trailers from two depots in Coalville and Swadlincote, but it applied to increase this to 22 and 30 in 2019, despite a lack ...
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ArticleNew telematics tool shows operators where to electrify fleets
Telematics firm Teletrac Navman has launched a web-based automated AI tool, aimed at supporting fleet operators with the move to electric vehicles.The EV Readiness Tool integrates with the company's fleet management and tracking platforms and analyses telematics data to provide operators with detailed recommendations of where electric vehicles could be ...
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ArticleDX Group expands depot network with new Burnley site
Delivery firm DX has opened a new depot near Burnley as part of continuing plans to expand its freight division.The 21,000sq ft depot at Altham Industrial Estate, Accrington, increases the division’s footprint in the North West, providing additional capacity for further growth.It also allows DX to enhance service levels to ...
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ArticleDaughter of driver crushed to death by 1.4 tonne pallet of tiles calls on HSE to set strict pallet weight limits
The daughter of a lorry driver crushed to death by a 1.4 tonne pallet of tiles is calling for HSE to set clear limits on pallet weights and ensure responsibility for safety across the entire supply chain.Iulia Pop’s father Petru Pop, 52, was killed as he attempted to unload the ...
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ArticleLast chance to oppose government plans to put road safety onus on HGV drivers, RHA warns
Time is running out for HGV drivers and operators to oppose government plans to make lorry drivers legally liable in the event of a collision, the RHA warned this week.The association is calling on the industry to respond to a consultation document on proposed changes to the Highway Code, before ...
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ArticleIsuzu Truck UK adds Northampton dealership to expanding network
(Left-to-right) RHCV dealer point manager Thomas Judd with RHCV sales executive Jim McNeil and RHCV commercial director Paul PearsonIsuzu Truck UK has added Northampton-based RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) to its dealer base.The move follows the recent appointment of two new full dealerships in Scotland and two more in the east ...
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ArticleWoodside Haulage doubles fleet of Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders
County Antrim operator Woodside Haulage has acquired 20 new fixed roof Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders to transport goods between the UK and Ireland.The move doubles Woodside's fleet of Schmitz Cargobull trailers, which are used to transport a variety of goods including retail, FMCG, construction, packaging and recycling to manufacturers, retailers and ...
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ArticleReason Transport UK fined £5,000 in connection with death of HGV driver Petru Pop
Reason Transport UK has been fined £5,000 after pleading guilty to charges in connection with the death of HGV driver Petru Pop.Pop was crushed to death by a 1.4 tonne pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to unload at a residential address in High Wycombe in November 2016.High Wycombe ...
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ArticleMarshall Fleet Solutions launches 2020 apprenticeship programme
Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has expanded its 2020 apprenticeship programme.Ten new people are set to join the scheme, working at their local MFS regional depots around the UK, as part of a three-year development programme.The Cambridgeshire-based firm will now have 15 engineering apprentices employed on a full-time basis within the ...
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ArticleTransport manager disqualified after lying about job role
A transport manager has been disqualified for two years after a traffic commissioner found she had lied about her role within several haulage firms.Scotland’s TC Claire Gilmore said Andrea Gardner had provided her office with misleading information regarding her employment and the hours she worked as a transport manager.Gary Smith, ...
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ArticleWebfleet offers operators chance to cut fleet emissions and help re-green African drylands
Operators can cut their CO2 emissions and help re-green arid drylands in Africa under an initiative launched this week by Webfleet Solutions and charity JustDiggit.The Green Your Fleet platform allows customers to estimate their annual CO2 emissions based on their fleet size and vehicle types.It then calculates the amount required ...
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ArticleArrowXL Worcester hub fire casts long shadow over 2019 pre-tax profits
The effects of a major fire that destroyed ArrowXL’s Worcester hub in 2017 are continuing to reverberate through the business, with the company reporting a 92% fall in pre-tax profits last year.In its latest annual results to 30 June 2019 the Yodel sister company, which specialises in two-man delivery and ...